Battle of Ljubić
| Battle of Ljubić | |||||||
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| Part of Second Serbian uprising | |||||||
Oil on canvas Painting by Rihard Puhta, 1862 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Serbian revolutionaries | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Miloš Obrenović Tanasko Rajić † Lazar Mutap (DOW) Milutin Garašanin Milić Drinčić Jovan Dimitrijević Dobrača |
Imšir Ćaja-paša † Kara Mustafa-paša † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,700 later reinforcement with 3,000 men and 200 cavalry | 5,000 to 12,000 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Around 1,500 killed | 7,000 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Ljubić (Serbian: Битка на Љубићу, Бој на Љубићу) was a pitched battle between the Serbian revolutionary forces under Miloš Obrenović and the Ottoman troops commanded by Ćaja-paša, on the Ljubić hill near Čačak. It was the largest and most significant armed engagement of the Second Serbian Uprising.